The students in the combined Grade 9/10 Digital Media course are taking on an exciting challenge. They are asking how can Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) be used to bring information to life on campus? By experimenting with these bleeding-edge technologies, students are solving authentic challenges on the Roosevelt campus while at the same time getting hands-on experience with important new tools.
Teacher Sherrie Buchner is leading this innovative new course. She wanted to expose the students to transformative and current technologies. According to Ms Buchner “It's about the authentic projects that new media and tools can unlock. These tools have the potential to ramp up student engagement and transformers learning at our school" says Sherrie.
Grade 10 student Luke is currently working on an augmented reality solution to inform the community about the sustainable plants on campus. The plants were very purposefully chosen when the new buildings on campus were built. According to Luke, "We are trying to inform the community using AR technology. We want to teach them about the unique plants at school; they are native to peru, easy to grow and non-toxic. We want all students to know a bit about them, they are perfect for a school in Lima!" says Luke.
Grade 10 student Sebastian is focusing on informing our community about the safest evacuation on campus. According to Sebastian "People were confused where to go during an emergency. If people don't know this important information and there is an actual earthquake… their lives could be in danger!" So Sebastian is building a VR evacuation route with the use of 360 photography to guide people through campus using arrows that highlight the correct path to safety. "Maps can be confusing and they change all of the time. With this solution, we can quickly update the VR world with the correct information when the route changes" says Sebastian.
Finally Grade 10 student Shawn opted to use AR to highlight the important legacy plaques around campus. "My project is about Dr. Anne Johnson, the person who had the media centre named after her" says Shawn. "Dr. Johnson was an important counsellor who made an incredible impact with students in their college applications and in their academic and personal growth. She devoted her life to kids but she tragically passed away in 1985 right before her own son's graduation from FDR." Shawn worked with one of our longest serving staff members, Nora Marquez and combed through old yearbooks to learn a lot about this important member of FDR history. "Bringing back the fading memories of important people at FDR is really important to me" says Shawn "It won't be too long before there is no one on campus who can speak about these plaques with first-hand knowledge, so we want to capture it before it is gone for the rest of the community to benefit from".
Projects like this highlight the passionate teaching, unique learning and deep impact that quality integration on campus can bring to students everyday at FDR.
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